Patents by Inventor Harish Prasad

Harish Prasad has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Genetic and pharmacological regulation of antidepressant-sensitive biogenic amine transporters through PKG/p38 map kinase
    Publication number: 20070122395
    Abstract: The invention relates to the observation that the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway is an important regulator of biogenic amine transporter (BAT) function. By using modulator of p38 MAPK, one can alter BAT function in a specific manner. This recognition of the pathway and its interaction with the serotonin transporter (SERT) and the norepinephrine transporter (NET), along with the PPA, PKG and PDE pathways, also provides the opportunity to identify polymorphisms that will impact the efficacy of drugs that act though on these enzymes or their pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Randy Blakely, Chong-Bin Zhu, Harish Prasad, William Hewlett
  • Allelic variation in the serotonin transporter (SERT) as an indicator of autism
    Publication number: 20070037194
    Abstract: The present invention describes allelic variations in the SERT gene that are linked with the development of autism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: James Sutcliffe, Randy Blakely, Harish Prasad, Ryan Delahanty